BRACE YOURSELF. I’m about to go after some of your favorite foods – sodas, snacks, treats, and more. These ingredients can also be found in foods like pasta sauces, cereals, and side dishes – things you eat at meals every…
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Worst Food of the Week: Motts for Tots juice boxes
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AS A MARKETING GIMMICK, MOTTS FOR TOTS CLAIMS “40% less sugar†than other fruit juices. The idea is, since many people cut their kid’s apple juice with water, those people could just buy it already cut with water in a…
Capri Sun Sunrise and 100% Juice Exposed
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THIS POST ISN’T ABOUT WHETHER CAPRI SUN IS A HEALTHY OPTION. It is about advertisers bending the truth, food production and marketing tricks and, most of all, knowing what you’re really ingesting. Capri Sun has been advertising heavily for its…
Organics: the Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15
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LIKE MOST SHOPPERS, I PREFER TO BUY ORGANIC PRODUCE when I can. But, also like most shoppers, I have to make choices based on budgetary concerns. The answer: the Dirty Dozen/Clean 15 list which is based on data from the…
Worst Food of the Week: Country Time Lemonade
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THE IDEA OF LEMONADE IN THE SUMMER CALLS TO MIND kids with lemonade stands, sitting on the porch with friends, and backyard barbeques. Ice cold lemonade on a hot day is delicious and a real treat. Country Time lemonade…
Buy This, Not That: Popcorn
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In a grocery rut? Don’t have time to read the ingredients? Don’t worry, CTF has you covered with Buy This, Not That. BUY THIS: Popcorn kernels, preferable organic. NOT THAT: Microwave popcorn, no matter how many “I’m healthy” messages are…
The State of Meat: USDA report on contaminants in meat
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THE WELLNESS BITCH SHARED THIS ARTICLE ABOUT a recent USDA Inspector General’s report on the quality of our meat supply. For those of you who don’t have time to read the article or report, here are the highlights (or maybe I…